How Is This Possible

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Today is Sunday Feb. 6, 2011, .1:00 pm I am down to 236.5 down 12.5 from 249 as of Jan 15, 2011. So excited. out of the 40's.
This morning I had oatmeal with 1/2 tsp. of butter. Coffee (lots) with hazelnut creamer sprinkled with cinnamon. I have prob. 32 oz. of water with peach tea flavoring so far. At 2:00 i will have a Jillian Whey Choc. Protein shake with 1 cup of ice, 1/2 banana, 2 tbsp. of p.nut butter, 1 scoop of protein powder, 1/2 cup 1% milk and 1 cup of water. Put into my bullet blender and have a great protein shake.

It is now 4:30 and I just had a big bowl of Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle. Lower Sodium (390 g).
I am staying away from high sodium stuff it set me back a week ago today by 4 lbs. and it took me all week to get those 4 lbs off again. No more. Sip on 32 oz. water thru evening.

around 7 tonight i will have a salad with johsonville salami snack bites (prob 4 or 5) slices up in the salad. i put lettuce, little onions, banana peppers, a few olives, cucumber, a few baby tomato's. dressing is homemade by my wonderful husband. Not sure but low fat, low cal. low carb. very little sodium. Another 32 oz water.

Monday Feb. 7, 2011 Scale Shows 240!! Ugg. HOW!!!

Today Feb 8, 2011 Scale Shows 239.  What is going on. Am I eating too much. Am I eating all the wrong things. I drink 3 big styrofoam cups of water thru out the day (about 90 oz.) No snacking in between. I am almost ready to go back to liquids/mushies. Should I or What?  Plz this is been my battle for the last 2 years and this makes me want to give up again. I want this to work this time. I have been doing so good (i thought).

My first question is why liquids for two of your meals?  And some people consider a salad as a slider also.  The salami bites were probably high in sodium and maybe the banana peppers and olives.  I have no idea how many cals your shake had and how many cals in that dressing your DH made? 

The band just lets the liquids go on through and doesn't give the feeling of satiety.  You might want to try more dense protein. 

I can gain 2-3 pounds in fluid in a week, just depends on the time of month, how much sodium I'm eating etc.  I have learned not to let the little ups get me down, because the general trend will be downward.

Are you exercising? 

Kristi

Weight flucuates from day to day, even when you're doing everything right.

I weight myself daily to help keep myself accountable but I only record my weight once a week.

Keep eating healthy, drinking lots of water and moving and don't sweat the scale.

The food you list does not sound particulalry high calorie but neither does it sound like a band diet! Are you very tight? Is that why all the slider foods and liquid calories?

Don't you find that you feel more satisifed if you follow the basic band rules of dense protein followed by veggies?

Kate

hazelnut creamer / peach tea flavoring - empty calories

i eat a lot of salads myself - but always w/a protein source:  grilled shrimp/scallops/chicken/goat cheese/eggs.....5 slices of pepperoni is not only not enough protein, it's not the best kind either.

maybe you do need to eat a healthy snack during the day - nuts/cottage cheese/yogurt/fruit/ ??    i eat about 4/5 times a day & only do protein drinks on a very rare occasion.

Maybe I have forgot. What is really considered band diet or lifestyle.  What are the best proteins. Whatever you suggest I am gonna do it. I will not let this defeat me. Not this time. I deserve to find the thinness in me. LOL. All I gotta say is what I told a friend a couple months ago:  In heaven we will get a new body, I am hoping the Good Lord seen my sadness here on earth battling the fat person and will give me a skinny body. LOL

Go back a day or so and find a thread i started called something like Helping newbies, sample menus.  Quite a lot of people chimed in.

Basically, start every meal with a dense protein (moist meats, fish etc). Eat a portion of that and then eat some veggies. Then, if you have room left, eat somearbs, preferably complex ones. if you have good restriction, the total should be between 1/2 and 1 1/4 cups (or thereabouts).

Avoid liquid calories like kes unless you need them to boost protein or are too tight in the morning as many of us are. I neverhave them myself but others do.

Kate

Soup is never really a good choice it slides down doesn't stay in your pouch and it's mostly noodle and salt not a ton of protein there. Unless you eat a chili and I would suggest you make a chili versus canned chili

Second.. I eat a protein shake at times as a meal replacement usually in the morning.. but I would get rid of the PB in your shake you don't need it. I used Almond Unsweetned Milk.. Almond Breeze 45 cal for 8 ounces... 1/2 a banana (small banana not large if it's large I use 1/3) Jillians Protein powder I like vanilla ice and blend. I love it.. try it that way and you just knocked a ton of calories.. even if you don't eat this as a meal it's a good snack.. it's approx 200 cal and what 15 grams of protein..

Second .. your protein choices should be a little leaner like chicken, fish, tuna, ground turkey or chicken 97/3 lean.. or even pork lean ground pork the other white meat LOL 

I eat chicken with a side of veggies and a few bites of grain (not always on the grain it depends)
For lunch I usually eat roll up... low sodium deli turkey or ham rolled up with some cheese dipped in mustard then eat some veggies on the side.

Check out.. What are we eating Tuesday thread by Nikki .. you will get an idea what most of us eat on a daily basis..

Good Luck

Carbs and sodium are probably things you should be more aware of.  Your protein shake that you described is over 500 calories assuming that the protein shake powder is around 200.  1/2 banana is 50 c, 2 tbs of peanut butter 190 c, 1 c 1% milk is around 70-90.  I would choose either the banana or the peanut butter and use either water or a milk substitute like Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla.

Olives, pickles, any thing pickled will be high in sodium.  Try to keep your daily  sodium intake under 2300 mgs.

Are you loading your food into a food diary/calculator?  OH has one under My OH, Health Tracker, etc. OR I like the daily plate on Livestrong.com.  Not only does it help me keep my calories in check I learned a TON about what I was putting into my body!  Did you know that bacon is considered a fat, not a protein?  I didn't, but I do now.  Salami is pretty much the same way. It's o.k. for a rare treat, but you would have been better off with lean turkey, chicken, tuna or chopped egg on your salad. 

Hang in there, if it's sodium related you'll loose it quickly by eating clean for a few days.  I'd watch those protein shakes though!

Best~
Lisa O.